Please select the catalog year (your year of entry) in the drop-down menu to the right. Then use the navigation to choose your specific curriculum.
If you attended prior to 2007-2008 and require a copy of your curriculum, please contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@mghihp.edu.
Health Professions Education Certificate Options
There are two non-degree certificate options available:
Curriculum Plan - Certificate of Completion: 9 credits
This three-course sequence addresses basic concepts of teaching and learning, course design, student assessment, and teaching practicum. No program application is needed to register for courses, and there is no formal matriculation. Contact the Health Professions Education Program for questions, and to register. Courses are to be taken in sequence.
Learners will receive a Certificate of Completion at the successful completion of these courses. Participants interested in continuing for the Certificate of Advanced Studies may apply for non-degree admission (see below).
Both concentrations, Academic and Simulation-based Learning, are offered for the Certificate of Completion.
This option satisfies the National League for Nurses' three-course eligibility requirement to sit for the Certified Nurse Educator Examination.
Course of Study – Academic or Health Care Simulation Track
| HP-712 | Foundations of Tch & Lrn | 3 |
| HP-713 | Course Design and Assessment of Learning Outcomes | 3 |
| HP-714 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
Current Curriculum Plan - Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS): 15 credits
This academic credential includes the curriculum from the 9-credit certificate and extends into areas of program evaluation and administration. A separate application is required for admission and matriculation into this option. See the CAS application process for admission requirements.
Course of Study
The CAS-HPEd is a comprehensive graduate certificate for the management of courses and programs. Instructors and program coordinators will gain skills in designing, managing, and evaluating individual learning experiences and in working with curricula and professional accreditation standards.
While the HPEd courses are explicitly interprofessional and not profession specific, each student will complete projects that are meaningful within their own professional context. As a post-professional program, students will get to know a diverse group of clinician-educators who share a passion for designing and evaluating innovative and effective learning experiences. Those interested in gaining additional leadership and research skills are encouraged to consider the Master of Science in Health Professions Education (MS-HPEd) program.
Additional opportunities to join a cohort that meets face to face periodically are available: please inquire with the program.
| HP-712 | Foundations of Tch & Lrn | 3 |
| HP-713 | Course Design and Assessment of Learning Outcomes | 3 |
| HP-714 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| HP-715 | Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation | 3 |
| HP-716 | Synthesis Project | 3 |
Health Professions Education Concentrations
Concentrations are six credits of study completed as part of the planned program of study, and take the place of the elective requirement.
Concentration in Simulation-based Learning:
The MGH Institute was one of the first three master's programs in the US to offer a formal concentration in the use of simulation as an educational tool. We are pleased to collaborate with the Center for Medical Simulation where students will complete both the Comprehensive Instructor Workshop and the Advanced instructor course. Through these learning experiences, students will gain competencies in the general use of the technology, course integration, and debriefing as a teaching tool.
Concentration in Research Methods in Education:
For those focusing on the research aspects of teaching and learning, a suite of advanced methods courses will be available. Required courses are Advanced Quantitative Methods and Psychometrics course and Advanced Qualitative Methods course. Please work directly with your academic adviser to plan for the completion of these courses as early as possible following the HE744 Research Methods in Education course.
Traditional Academic Track
This sequence provides the essentials of developing a complete learning project and culminates in either the teaching practicum for the Certificate of Completion or the synthesis project for the CAS.
This option is ideal for health professionals such as preceptors, clinical supervisors, and faculty who wish to expand their general teaching skills and education-related competencies in the classroom, online, or in the clinical setting.
Health Professions Simulation Track
Recognizing that simulation represents a paradigm shift in health professions education, this innovative concentration addresses the increasing needs of faculty and clinical instructors to:
- Develop competencies in simulation as an instructional tool in health professions education, training, and research
- Improve simulation technology, educational methods, and practitioner assessment